Question

Leila has scored 33, 28, 24 and points in her three basketball games so far. How many points does she need to score in her next game so that her average (mean) is 27 points per game?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

24 points.

The amount of points Leila needs to score in her next game so that her average is 27 points per game is: 24 points.

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Let the amount of points Leila needs to score in her next game so that her average is 27 points per game = x

27 = total no. of points / total no. of games

27 = ( 33 + 28 + 24 + x ) / ( 3 + 1 )

27 = ( 85 + x ) / 4

27 × 4 = 85 + x

85 + x = 108

x = 108 - 85

x = 24